THE NEW YORKER and was affecting it now-maybe 1 had lived in Butte. Suddenly, in the midst of my panic, 1 heard the mother say that their house had been fight across the street from my dad's place. This jolted me into a flare- up of outraged family pride. "My father," I said with crushing dignity, " O . Sk . " was tIS Inner. "1 know," said the mother, and the daughter echoed a lugubrious "Uh- huh." Then, as I was racking my brains to think of an appropriate re- joinder, the mother went on, in the same level tone, "And he ran the dry- cleaning establishment across froln us." My amazelnent at this announce- ment was so intense that I was able to utter only the feeblest sort of protest. Both women rose, gave me a reproach- ful look, which clearly indicated that they consIdered 1 was putting on airs by thus denying my simple, homespun origins, and stalked out. _t\.fter the door had closed behind them, 1 asked my maid in a weak voice if she had ever heard of me and my fan1ily residing in Butte. She replied no, Ma'am, she hadn't, but in a wavering manner that suggested that the strange pair had mes- merized her, too. \Vith shaking hands, 1 removed my makeup and fled from the theatre to my hotel room, where 1 astonished a number of friends by call- ing them up long distance and, in the course of a random conversation, casu- ally asking if they had ever heard of the Butte period in my life. They all said no-but I'm still not quite sure. -CORNELIA 0 rIS SKINNER . 9 :45 a.m.-Sunday school. The lesson for the morning class, "Crossing the Red Sea." Free transportation for all children. -Waukesha (Wis.) Freelnan. Y ou figure the waters will part O.K. ? . Can you imagine mere food m ttering to guests if it ,vere served in crysta] dishes on a table clothed ,vith black satin ,vith W a centerpiece of bituminous coal, gardenias. ,vhite mushroom heads, and pale green grapes ?-Detroit News. Yes. . MOST FASCINATING NEWS STORY OF THE WEEK [T he following iten1. reprinted in its en- tirety", is frol71 the Dayton Herald] COLUMBUS, O.-(U.P.)-Thomas Ri- ley of Columbus kno,vs that a "quick kiss" costs $6 He embraced a girl he met at a night club. DONT SAY SCOTCH - : \ s tf\ Go -::,.,";\ \ l \'I /' \ h ,\ \ 1 \ \ \ : " \\ . \ " ", , \, , ',\, '\. \, \"I, \\\ ' --\\.\ . í -- ./ ..- y/ g7 , O.SOGLOW ORIGINAL , V.V. . BRAND s IMPORTED BY McKESSON & ROBBINS, INC., NEW YORK, N. Y. _.:... I "" :::::: .-// ..-........ 86.8 Proof t E : !e O k RAWLINGS ' ::::' .I- :.:. :. <<: i.$W A Ne"\\l Tie uHorn of Plenty" designed by Brooke Cadwallader \\lINI: on BLUE BLACK on BURGUNDY NAVY on LIGHT BLUJ:. PLUM on BROWN 6.50 UA shop for menu .. t H;: ' .:'*1tt: : :: ......: : , ../ :}. f . ':\ ::'.:: - ":: : ,